Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) Just had the 11th delivery from Mini Natur in Germany of their static grass in two shades. They are sick of supplying me with small boxes of it so send it in big bags now .. The cottages are now embedded in the scenery albeit with some butchery. I’ve had to separate the garden which will go on the next frame. I’ve lightly weathered the front with sienna weathering powder from AK interactive which gives the stone a slightly more yellowish tint as per the real thing. The rear of it (which sadly out of view is far prettier) will stay with the darker look.. I’ll shortly add a brass etched garden shed & greenhouse from Severn models and a few cold frames. Now that Network Rail have cleared the foliage from the trackside it’s possible to see the remains of the LNWR signal box demolished in 1970. I’m thinking back in the ‘80’s maybe it was still readily visible then too so decided to incorporate the ruins into the bank opposite the cottages. Plastic brick sheet won’t cut it for this so I invested in some bags of 7mm scale bricks that military modellers use. Ive glued about 150 of them individually onto a scrap bit of balsa which I’ll insert into the bank before weathering the whole shabang and making it look ‘ruined’ Edited November 1, 2019 by HeatonLodge40 Edited for spelling 29 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 incredible detail as always in that wall alone the bags of static grass are hilarious, they must love you as a customer though :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 They are always very friendly my German friends! The dilapidated and weathered wall is in, which formed the old signal box base. Obviously the wooden part is long gone..Shame it’s not there still. Heres a poor quality pic of it in its day 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2019 Taken a day or so to construct and glaze the etched brass greenhouse & shed which are now on location at the front of the cottages. These have now acquired a lawn on one side as they were in the ‘80’s. The Relay box building is also in position (plywood shell/plastic brick sheet weathered/then drainpipes and more weathering) tho I’m not happy with the paper/wood a/c units I bought, so going to scratchbuild some replacements from brass. Also there is some 6’ security fencing to surround the box which I’m about to paint. Lot more work in this frame with the cottage than what I’d planned so bit behind schedule. Catch up this week hopefully 25 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted November 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 3, 2019 Thanks Simon and Andy for the teaser and full length videos. Just sat and watched them both - awesome, just awesome... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm81 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 On 30/10/2019 at 17:07, TFR said: This is absolutely incredible / mind-blowing. Would love to fly a drone over the length of this (if it wasn't so potentially damaging). The sheer scale of it, not far off needing a Bell JetRanger complete with camera operator hanging off the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Mightily impressive, can't wait to see it in the flesh...so to speak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I can confirm that the remains of the signal box base were certainly visible in the winter months in the late 70's. In summer they were covered by weed growth. Talking of weeds - the thing that sticks in my mind was the amount of Rose Bay Willow Herb that used to grow in and around the whole of the lineside areas. Flowers June-September, but its Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaenerion_angustifolium) has an interesting note : 'The plant's rise from local rarity to widespread abundance seems to have occurred at the same time as the expansion of the railway network and the associated soil disturbance'. I understand the model is represented as being outside these months, so the brick base would certainly be visible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted November 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2019 This layout looks as if it will make me break my rule of avaiding Warley, that's if I don't see it beforehand. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2019 Almost there with the cottage frame. Excuse the background clutter and frames that aren’t joined.. Still a bit more detailing to complete like EZ wire (to mimic telephone wires) from relay box room to pole and cottages. Cottages now have a dusting of frost so I hope the residents have their coal fires burning. The aforementioned relay room is in with 6’ security fencing as per the real thing. (Actually the fencing didn’t go in till the ‘90’s but it looks impressive). 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2019 On 04/11/2019 at 09:24, AndrewT said: I can confirm that the remains of the signal box base were certainly visible in the winter months in the late 70's. In summer they were covered by weed growth. Talking of weeds - the thing that sticks in my mind was the amount of Rose Bay Willow Herb that used to grow in and around the whole of the lineside areas. Flowers June-September, but its Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaenerion_angustifolium) has an interesting note : 'The plant's rise from local rarity to widespread abundance seems to have occurred at the same time as the expansion of the railway network and the associated soil disturbance'. I understand the model is represented as being outside these months, so the brick base would certainly be visible. Yep the ruins can now be seen again as I nipped down there in the rain earlier today. Here they are in model form .. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted November 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2019 9 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: (Actually the fencing didn’t go in till the ‘90’s but it looks impressive). It's not just the fencing that looks impressive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andy7 Posted November 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2019 Wow. Only just switched on to this and had a good look. The idea and build quality are amazing. I cannot wait to see and study and hear it at some point. It will literally be an exhibition in its own right. So much detail to see and over such a vast area. Keep updating us and keep plugging away, you (plus help) are doing an amazing job. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Spent a couple of hours on the footbridge at the real HLJ today observing. Realised I have miscalculated the distance between the footbridge and the dive under tunnel that I’m about to begin modelling. The distance on the real thing between these two objects is far shorter than on the model which is way too long. Oh well. Also realised I need to add yellow marking on various concrete sleepers and increase the amount of undergrowth on this part of the model. However..the Freightliner driver of a clag ridden Class 70 dragging a ‘66’ past me gave a toot and a wave so it’s not all bad .. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Also realised I need to add yellow marking on various concrete sleepers Hi, Those yellow markings are probably temporary for maintenance purposes and almost certainly won’t have been there since your time period, but there probably would have be totally different ones! Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, St. Simon said: Hi, Those yellow markings are probably temporary for maintenance purposes and almost certainly won’t have been there since your time period, but there probably would have be totally different ones! Simon Interesting thanks. Yes on the pics I have from the ‘80’s & ‘90’s there are also many yellow marking which must denote those sleepers in need of replacement. This is the distance between the tunnel mouth and the footbridge maybe a ten coach express length. How I got this wrong I’ll never know but in the model it’ll be twice as long .. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Quote and increase the amount of undergrowth on this part of the model. There's 30 years of growth since your period! Which I'm sure you appreciate, don't overdo it. Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Grovenor said: There's 30 years of growth since your period! Which I'm sure you appreciate, don't overdo it. Rgds Good point.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted November 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: How I got this wrong I’ll never know but in the model it’ll be twice as long .. Modeller's Licence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted November 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: Modeller's Licence! Presumably you sell these from an appropriately coloured table? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 19 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Interesting thanks. Yes on the pics I have from the ‘80’s & ‘90’s there are also many yellow marking which must denote those sleepers in need of replacement. This is the distance between the tunnel mouth and the footbridge maybe a ten coach express length. How I got this wrong I’ll never know but in the model it’ll be twice as long .. It's 212m from West face of footbridge to East face of tunnel portal...... trust me and don't ask any questions ! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted November 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 13:12, St. Simon said: Hi, Those yellow markings are probably temporary for maintenance purposes and almost certainly won’t have been there since your time period, but there probably would have be totally different ones! Simon Probably not so temporary. The yellow painted sleeper normally indicates where a transition starts/ends 9depending on which direction you are going). The "yellow" is often supplemented by a black figure (1, 2, 3, etc.) to indicate the "cant". When wooden sleepers were the "norm", the cant was marked by a small cast metal plate (something like 3" x 2") nailed to the sleeper. Modern markers are typically glued to the concrete sleepers but some times go missing/get knocked off. The "painted" variety has the advantage of being more or less permanent and easier to see. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted November 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) Thought I’d have a day playing trains and since I was asked to do a couple of vids here they are.. Remember as a kid stood next to the track waiting to see what was coming? You could see a yellow nose and the rails singing but still had to wait..see the second video. Also in this vid a 40 held at a red signal out of sight gets the road just as the second train passes. It starts a short MGR up a 1:80 gradient heading east.. (Apologies for the slight hesitation of the 40 in the first video.. leaves on the track maybe) Edited November 17, 2019 by HeatonLodge40 24 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Superb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold young37215 Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2019 An astonishing model, Warley 2020 can’t come soon enough. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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